The problem with saving fuel is that you as the pilot get nothing out of it!
No thank you, no commendation, no acknowledgment, no bonus or incentive, not even a financial reward of say the equivalent value of perhaps 1% of the fuel you saved the company. NOTHING. Well actually you do get something, added operational pressure to save more fuel, bullying by flight ops, and a pineapple if you complain.
So screw em, don't fly efficiently. A little out of trim here, a little deliberately finding the altitude with the strongest headwind there, a delayed pushback here and a little tech issue there, a little extra off track to avoid weather here and of course a little extra fuel uplift to mitigate said weather there! There are numerous ways to subtly burn a few extra kilo's of fuel here and there! It all adds up and at the end of the day it doesn't threaten jobs, all the extra fuel use puts a dent in Managements bonuses, that's all.
So go forth and conquer the skies fellow sky gods, take your fully laden tin toy, kick it in the guts and burn that kero by the unnecessary gallon!
Last edited by 004wercras; 12th Sep 2013 at 11:58.